Northbrook, Il by Karie Angell Luc
Northbrook, the Village of Friendly Living, was incorporated on November 18, 1901, as Shermerville. Prohibition and the Roaring Twenties brought new hopes, dreams, and a new identity--Northbrook, named for the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River. An airport and seven golf courses opened, and new streets were paved in anticipation of a building boom that went bust, cut short by the Great Depression. Early-1940s expansion was temporarily put on hold for World War I, but by 1949, subdivisions began sprouting up in farm fields. The long-anticipated growth of Northbrook had finally begun. New roads leading to Northbrook and the desire for suburban living caused the quaint 1950s community of 3,348 to grow to 11,635 residents a decade later. Today almost 35,000 people call Northbrook home.
Luc, Karie Angell: - Judith Joslyn Hughes is president of the Northbrook Historical Society. Karie Angell Luc writes for the Northbrook Star. Featuring vintage images culled from the Northbrook Historical Society archives, the authors offer readers this fascinating snapshot of Northbrook's history--its settlement, development, and progress in becoming the village residents know today.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780738561783 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738561789 |
| Title | Northbrook, Il |
| Author | Karie Angell Luc |
| Series | Images Of America |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 127 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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